This was a study and attept to digitally create a simple watercolour image using Adobe Photoshop. Many brushes were used in various layers to create the effective watercolour texture.
A gradient multiply overlay was used to add the colour wash from pink, through red, to plum.
I’m not sure if there is a legal age limit for driving a boat but the kid in the original photo of this didn’t seem to care.
The expression on his face is one of enjoyment and slight trepidation. Happy for now, but if anything goes wrong he’ll quickly rethink what he was doing at the helm.
Created in Adobe Illustrator I kept the colour pallette of the background to muted greys and blues to allow the young lad with his, quite frankly, cool as hell hair to stand out.
The subject of this image was very fond of the fish he caught. He wanted it imortalised into a cool illustration.
Adobe Illustrator was used to carefully trace around every contour. To keep a modern feel to the image, only block colours were used. All sense of material warping and folding was achieved with simple lines.
I’m especially happy with the hair of the guy in this image. It can be very theraputic tracing around spiky or messy hair.
I’m not sure whether the man and fish are still together, I may have heard a rumour that they bought a house and were trying for kids. I wish them and their nmermaid offspring well.
A simple illustration study in Adobe Illustrator. I was having a bit of a minimalist moment. The block colours with a muted colour pallette create an atmosphere that conveys the tranquility and calmness of a farm at night. One single house with a clear sky above. Not something I ever really see in the city. I did sneak Ursa Major in there as it is one of my favourite star constelations. I’ll not say what my favourite is as I wouldn’t want any stars getting upset.
The style could easily be duplicated with layers of paper. That may be something i could explore in the future.
This was a simple brand identity exercise i did for an online coupon company. They needed something that would work as text or as a stand alone symbol.
In the end it was not used by the company but i still like the ‘cutout’ coupon style of the ‘c’. Could have worked nicely as a favicom too.
In my not so distant past i was living in a shared house. One of my housemates was creating a compilation CD. As I was the only person in the house at the time with a computer i ended up very involved in its creation. Her concept for her mix CD was music by black artists. I’d like to say i illustrated the fantastic image of the very cool black lady but that would be untrue. (I would happily credit the artist but i have no idea who it was. Sorry). The mix disc sounded fantastic and was well recieved bythe recipient.
Using 3D Studio Max I have had the pleasure of being involved in every aspect of opening up new retail outlets. Each store designed for TYI opened up new and interesting chalenges.
Cabot Circus in Bristol was a new half indoor/half outdoor shopping concept. A very unusual concept considering that it is rarely warm in England.
Main challenge was trying to fit everything into another small unit. Along with the fact that the store was on a ridiculously steep gradient didn’t help matters. As it was a new centre pre fit visits were pretty much on a building site. The night before opening up was yet another late and stressful experience. It probably wouldnt have been too bad but as the service lifts from the service yard weren’t operational all stock had to be carried by hand up many flights of stairs.
On a side note, I find Bristol one of the most confusing cities I have visited. No matter which direction I wandered in Bristol I inevitably got myself lost.
Using 3D Studio Max I have had the pleasure of being involved in every aspect of opening up new retail outlets. Each store designed for TYI opened up new and interesting chalenges.
The unit we aquired for this store was not previously a retail unit. Also, being on a corner meant we had to go back to the drawing board as far as the store design was concerned. In the end we succesfully managed to incorporate a pilar area with integrated storage attached to a large semi-island work area.
It was however one of my most stressful store openings. At 2am the night before we opened the store was caked with plaster, the signage hadn’t been erected and none of the computers had been set up. Tiredness along with the awful dance music the shop fitters insisted on almost tipped me over the edge.I’m not actually sure what happened that night but somehow we managed to get it (mostly) sorted.
Using 3D Studio Max I have had the pleasure of being involved in every aspect of opening up new retail outlets. Each store designed for TYI opened up new and interesting chalenges. For instance, the store in arndale centre, manchester was pretty much a goldfish bowl (All glass walls). This is not ideal for an art store where wall space is king.
In the end, the store looked great with signage mounted onto an internal bulkhead, organised work area and rolling video at the front of the store.
Unfortunately this store is no longer open but the memory of merchandising the store prior to opening will never be forgotten. The throw a six to start lift system that only allows certain floors and security doors that quickly lock before you can get stock through them were a highlight.
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